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Double Take: Before & After Antique Mirror
Aug 17th, 2011 @ 05:49 pm › Kahli
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For a few months I’ve had this large ornate plastic wooden frame sitting in the corner of my bedroom with no purpose. I didn’t like it in its natural state, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to paint it a bold color, nor if I even wanted to keep it! That’s when I decided to see if I could give it a silver antique appearance. Here’s a few before pictures:
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The picture on the right shows after I unscrewed the mirror from the frame so I wouldn’t have to worry about getting spray paint on the mirror.

Now for the lovely after:

How to make a mirror look antique

I’ll share some tips in case anyone is interested in how I achieved this look.

First, I wiped the dust from the frame, skipped the primer and spray painted it with Rust-Oleum Silver Metallic Spray Paint. I think it’s under $5.
How to make a mirror look antique

It looks better already, don’t you agree?! The spray paint covered amazingly well and it only took one coat. Once it was dry I prepared my tools to give it an “antique” appearance. The picture below shows the tools used: black craft paint diluted with water, napkins to wipe off excess “glaze” and a rubber glove (which I forgot to put on so I have black residue in my nails). I rubbed the wannabe glaze on generously and wiped it off quickly using a q-tip to get into the crevices. I repeated this until I got the desired effect.

How to make an antique mirror

Just because I love it so much here are some more pictures of the lovely mirror.

 

How to make an antique mirror

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  1. Katie @ Wildwood Creek
    18 mos ago

    Beautiful transformation!

  2. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    Thanks Katie! Now If only I can figure out where to put it or who to give it to.

  3. Pamela
    18 mos ago

    Looks fantastic! What type of glaze did you use?

  4. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    I diluted black craft paint with water. I didn’t want to buy glaze so I used what I had on hand

  5. Rosemary
    18 mos ago

    Much better. You did a great job. It has a richer appearance now.

  6. Milla
    Milla
    18 mos ago

    Yes that’s what we love about it. It’s richer appearance photographs better too. Keeping things in it’s old wooden state is so 2010 lol. Thanks for commenting Rosemary!

  7. cassie
    18 mos ago

    gorgeous! again the color is fabulous, and the aged lookis beautiful with those details.

  8. Milla
    Milla
    18 mos ago

    Aww thank you very much Cassie. Love your blog by the way.

  9. Cassie @ Rustic Raspberry
    18 mos ago

    This is great! I’ve been looking for the right finish for my night stands, and I think I’ll use your technique! Love the outcome! Thanks for visiting my blog too! :)

  10. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    Thanks Cassie! I’ll be visiting more often. I love what you do with your furniture pieces. I can’t wait to see how the technique works out for you!

  11. Vickie
    18 mos ago

    Great job, it looks wonderful.

  12. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    Thanks Vickie! I appreciate it! Off to visit your blog now :)

  13. brandi
    18 mos ago

    This looks great. I really like what you did w/your mirror!

  14. Kristin
    18 mos ago

    It looks fantastic! I’ve been wanting to try this on something…at least now I know how good it’ll look! Thanks for stopping by my blog!

  15. Jenny
    18 mos ago

    Wow, they look incredible!!

    Thanks for stopping by http://daysofchalkandchocolate.blogspot.com/ too!

  16. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    Thanks Brandi! I thought I’d give it a try and I’m glad I did.

  17. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    Thank you Jenny :) . And no problem I’ll be stopping by more often since I’ve just discovered what a nice blog you have.

  18. Kahli
    Kahli
    18 mos ago

    Thank you for stopping by Kristin. Sometimes I leave so many comments that I forget which blogs I visited haha. I’d love to see how it comes out.

  19. gail
    17 mos, 3 wks ago

    Your mirror looks great! I love the glazing.
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  20. Kahli
    Kahli
    17 mos, 3 wks ago

    Thank you Gail!

  21. Beverly {Flamingo Toes}
    17 mos, 3 wks ago

    Your Mirror is just gorgeous!! I love the transformation. Thanks so much for linking up to Think Pink Sundays – I featured you today!! :)
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  22. Kahli
    Kahli
    17 mos, 3 wks ago

    Oh wow thank you Beverly! We really appreciate it :) . I have my button up too.

  23. WEST FURNITURE REVIVAL
    16 mos, 3 wks ago

    love the mirror, great redo

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